Short Film: 0 Lux – The Hatman Film (2024)

• Directed by Matt Sears
• Written by Matt Sears
• Stars Sam Alan, Philip Ridout
• Run Time: 6:52
• Watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0aS2n1WmMg

What Happens

A man’s father has recently died, and he comes to the old man’s house to go through his things. He packs some photos and things and then finds a bag containing a video camera. He turns on the camera and looks through it; nothing special. Then he turns on “0 Lux” mode, the night-vision mode. He starts seeing things through the camera that he’s just not meant to see…

Commentary

This is based on “The Hatman,” a ghost-like entity that many people have supposedly reported seeing. He’s often reported as just standing in the corner of the room, just watching. Unless, of course, you have a special camera…

It’s good. It’s got a full story, it’s concise, and even without much dialogue, it’s clear what’s going on.